How to Make Chocolate-Covered Cherries

Because the fondant is fairly soft, it needs to be refrigerated before you can dip the cherries. Refrigerate the tray until the fondant feels firm, at least 30 minutes.

While you are waiting for the fondant to firm up, temper the chocolate, and prepare a place in your kitchen to dip the cherries. If you do not want to temper the chocolate, I recommend using chocolate candy coating instead of real chocolate that is not tempered. Untempered chocolate gets soft at room temperature and is not the good choice for this candy.